2014-05-20 Infrastructure & Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                  20 MAY 2014


PLANNING & INFRASTRUCTURE DEPARTMENT REPORTS
(excluding Planning Reports)

Asset Design & Investigations
1.     FREE HOLIDAY BUSES EASTER 2014 AND NOOSA HEADS LIONS PARK CAR PARK

Author            Project Officer, Kari Porter
                  Planning & Infrastructure

Index             ECM/ Project: Pub-Trans: PT-FHB; NHLPC,
                  ECM/ Subject: 45.15 Traffic and Transport, Property: PN 133789

Attachments       Nil



EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Easter 2014 Free Holiday Buses initiative was conducted between 14 April and 21 April
2014 with estimated passenger boardings of approximately 33,000 over the 8-day period.
Estimated passenger data received from TransLink indicates that passenger numbers for Easter
2014 are the highest on record.

For the 5 existing Noosa TransLink services, it is estimated that a 215% (more than 3 times)
increase in passenger boardings was recorded (4,358 in 2013, 13,738 in 2014).

The Noosa Heads Lions Park was utilised as a car park for 3 days (19 April to 21 April, 2014),
with 1,200 vehicles utilising the car park during this time.

RECOMMENDATION
Council note the report by the Project Officer, Transport Infrastructure Management to the
Infrastructure and Services Committee dated 20 May 2014 and request staff to write to TransLink
expressing Council’s appreciation for their ongoing support of this initiative.



REPORT
The purpose of this report is to provide Council with the results of the Easter Free Holiday Buses
initiative (14 April to 21 April 2014).

1.     Free Services

The following five Noosa-specific services were included in the initiative (Note: Council
reimburses TransLink for loss of revenue for these services).
    Route 626 – Tewantin to Sunrise Beach via Noosa Heads
    Route 627 – Tewantin to Sunshine Beach via Noosa Heads
    Route 628 – Noosa Parklands to Noosa Junction, via Noosa Civic
    Route 629 – Tewantin to Noosa Junction via Noosa Civic
    Route 632 – Noosa to Cooran via Cooroy and Pomona




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